ever used?” I questioned.
“No.”
“Where did it come from?”
Judge Porter regarded at Eleanor.
Eleanor answered.
“Victor liquidated a collection of municipal bonds and transferred the proceeds to Andrew through a private agreement.”
“Why not directly to me?”
“Because Victor expected Ruth to challenge any direct transfer,” Eleanor said.
“He believed Andrew might be able to protect the funds long enough for you to choose what to do with them.”
“Did he tell you that?”
“He told me that you had spent your entire life believing you had to
